Patents by Inventor Matthew Allen TOMAI

Matthew Allen TOMAI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CURRENT CONTROL DURING DC FAST CHARGING
    Publication number: 20230182587
    Abstract: One or more controllers limit direct current output by electric vehicle supply equipment to charge a traction battery of a vehicle according to a filtered current squared capacity remaining of the traction battery, which may be defined for a window of time having a predefined duration and be based on an average current input to or output from the traction battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Lepidi, Zachary March, Justin Barsano, Matthew Allen Tomai
  • Lithium plating detection and mitigation in electric vehicle batteries
    Patent number: 11603011
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to dynamic resistance and capacity of the traction battery for a drive cycle differing from dynamic resistance and capacity of the traction battery for a previous drive cycle by threshold percentages, controlling the traction battery to reduce lithium plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Satish B. Chikkannanavar, Jonathan Tao, Matthew Allen Tomai, Christian Edward Shaffer, Kevin Vander Laan
  • Thermal management of traction battery based on electric current of traction battery
    Patent number: 11342603
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery and a battery cooling system arranged to cool the battery. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to, responsive to current of the battery exceeding a current threshold and a temperature of the battery being less than a threshold temperature, activate the battery cooling system to cool the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Tomai, Zachary March
  • LITHIUM PLATING DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210155114
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to dynamic resistance and capacity of the traction battery for a drive cycle differing from dynamic resistance and capacity of the traction battery for a previous drive cycle by threshold percentages, controlling the traction battery to reduce lithium plating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Satish B. CHIKKANNANAVAR, Jonathan TAO, Matthew Allen TOMAI, Christian Edward SHAFFER, Kevin VANDER LAAN
  • Transient battery power management
    Patent number: 10926661
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a processor programmed to create a virtual energy bucket for a battery, and set a short-term power limit corresponding to the virtual energy bucket that defines a discharge limit for the battery. The virtual energy bucket fills responsive to an output power of the battery being below a first power threshold and depletes responsive to the output power being above a second power threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Michael Bolger, Elaine Y. Chen, Zachary March, Matthew Allen Tomai
  • Transient Battery Power Management
    Publication number: 20200086748
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a processor programmed to create a virtual energy bucket for a battery, and set a short-term power limit corresponding to the virtual energy bucket that defines a discharge limit for the battery. The virtual energy bucket fills responsive to an output power of the battery being below a first power threshold and depletes responsive to the output power being above a second power threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan Michael Bolger, Elaine Y. Chen, Zachary March, Matthew Allen Tomai
  • PREDICTIVE BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190221899
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery and a battery cooling system arranged to cool the battery. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to, responsive to current of the battery exceeding a current threshold and a temperature of the battery being less than a threshold temperature, activate the battery cooling system to cool the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Allen TOMAI, Zachary MARCH